Is anyone else having trouble with hooksets using tanago hooks? I've been using the "smallest" from TenkaraBum for the past month or so and I seem to hook, then lose, more fish than I did with size 24-28 fly hooks. No clue what I'm doing wrong!
First Try with Tanago Hooks
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, Aug 05 2013 11:57 AM
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Posted 12 August 2013 - 08:18 PM
I lose quite a few that bite on the hook but I think that's just because it's such a small hook that when they bite down on it it doesn't always hook them. I find the smaller the piece of worm I have on there the more likely I am to hook them. I think if you have too big of a piece of worm on there it acts like a buffer that keeps the hook from catching their mouth.
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Posted 13 August 2013 - 02:40 PM
Yeah, sometimes it's hard to get hooksets. I agree with AMcCaleb about the bait either being too large or covering up the point.
I exclusively use the Tanago Half Moon hooks. They're narrower than the Smallest, and I think as a result the fish are able to get more of the hook into their mouths, leading to better hooksets. As an experiment I fished for orangethroat darters switching between the Half Moon hook and Smallest hook. I caught 4 or 5 with the Half Moon and none with the Smallest. That was enough to convince me.
If you're fishing for chubs or small sunfish, Tanago hooks are probably too small. It's nice to keep a 2nd rod handy with a size 20-24 hook and slightly stronger line. It sucks having a sunfish go for your Tanago hook and break the line right away.
I exclusively use the Tanago Half Moon hooks. They're narrower than the Smallest, and I think as a result the fish are able to get more of the hook into their mouths, leading to better hooksets. As an experiment I fished for orangethroat darters switching between the Half Moon hook and Smallest hook. I caught 4 or 5 with the Half Moon and none with the Smallest. That was enough to convince me.
If you're fishing for chubs or small sunfish, Tanago hooks are probably too small. It's nice to keep a 2nd rod handy with a size 20-24 hook and slightly stronger line. It sucks having a sunfish go for your Tanago hook and break the line right away.
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Posted 13 August 2013 - 09:54 PM
Got my first micro-fishing hooks in the mail today. It's hard to appreciate just how micro these things are until you see them in person yourself and think "how the double-heck am I going to tie that to any line?"
We should keep a World Record list and photo-gallery of the smallest specimen of each species caught outdoors on hook and line. (No fair fishing in your buddies' fish tanks.)
We should keep a World Record list and photo-gallery of the smallest specimen of each species caught outdoors on hook and line. (No fair fishing in your buddies' fish tanks.)
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Posted 14 August 2013 - 05:50 PM
I have done the official recording work for a photo-based fishing tournament before.
I measure the Cantrell LMB at 4.75" screen inches, the Cantrell penny at 2.75" screen inches, and a real penny at 0.75". (What's with all these .75 measurements???)
That makes Mr. Cantrell's LMB entry "weigh-in" at 32.9mm.
*** AND IT'S A WORLD CHAMPION !!!! ***
(for the time being.)
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I measure the Cantrell LMB at 4.75" screen inches, the Cantrell penny at 2.75" screen inches, and a real penny at 0.75". (What's with all these .75 measurements???)
That makes Mr. Cantrell's LMB entry "weigh-in" at 32.9mm.
*** AND IT'S A WORLD CHAMPION !!!! ***
(for the time being.)
d.d.
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Posted 14 August 2013 - 07:50 PM
This is by far both the coolest, and nerdiest thing I have ever seen. I love it. Someone should start a thread in the micro-fishing subforum and set up a little anti-bassmasters record book. There should be a photo tank requirement though for ID purposes. Can still photo with hook in.
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Posted 15 August 2013 - 09:40 AM
I went out yesterday morning on my day off and went down to the creek. I caught what was either a mosquitofish of some kind or a baby topminnow. The thing seriously wasn't any longer than a half an inch. Coolest thing ever. I left my phone in the car so I didn't get a picture of it. It took some serious patience though. There was a school of them and they kept jumping at the bait but it took me over half an hour to actually catch one. Lots of fun. Oh, and nice largemouth Ben. That's got to be the anti world record on hook and line.
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Posted 15 August 2013 - 01:56 PM
If it was half an inch and able to get a hook in it's mouth, then I'd guess mosquitofish. A topminnow that short would probably be too small to catch.
Any of these look like it?
Western Mosquitofish
Blackstripe Topminnow
Blackspotted Topminnow
Starhead Topminnow
Any of these look like it?
Western Mosquitofish
Blackstripe Topminnow
Blackspotted Topminnow
Starhead Topminnow
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Posted 16 August 2013 - 10:08 AM
It looked exactly like your western mosquitofish except it didn't have the black spot on the belly. There weren't any spots or stripes on it as best as I can remember. They were in a shallow (less than 4 inches deep) stagnant pool, and there were about 20-30 of them swarming around the bait all trying to get a bite. So, I'm thinking mosquitofish. It was in a creek that runs off the Wabash River. What kind of camera do you use to get such clear pictures?
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Posted 16 August 2013 - 10:30 AM
What kind of camera do you use to get such clear pictures?
Just a cheap ($200 bought 7 years ago) point and shoot Sony camera. Make sure the macro function is turned on. Other than that, practice holding the camera steady as you take the picture.
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